We look into the true story behind Cocaine Bear by Elizabeth Banks, the hit horror-comedy. How much actually happened?
If you’re one of the many people who went to see Cocaine Bear recently in theaters, you might have been confused by the title card that suggested the film was based on a true story. There was indeed a real cocaine bear. Andrew C. Thornton II, a drug smuggler, was flying a load from Columbia to the USA. He was forced to abandon his load over Knoxville, Tennessee when his plane crashed. Thornton died after jumping out of the plane after his parachute failed. However, the film offers a more bizarre interpretation of what might have occurred. The total street value of more than 75 pounds of cocaine was thrown out. When authorities searched for the load, they found a dead bear that had consumed large amounts of the cocaine. The bear’s stomach was filled with cocaine and became a local legend. The bear was taxidermied and is now a popular tourist attraction.
Of course, if you’ve seen the movie, you’ll note that this all sounds a bit different than director Elizabeth Banks’ comic-horror mash-up, so In this episode of WTF Really Happened to this Movie, we’re going to separate fact from fiction as we dig into the true story behind Cocaine Bear! This episode of WTF Really Happened to this Movie is written by Eric Walkuski, narrated and edited by Adam Walton, and produced by Taylor James Johnson.
Cocaine Bear is now playing in theaters (read our review) and stars Keri Russell, the late Ray Liota, O’Shea Jackson Jr, Alden Ehrenreich, Margo Martindale, Isiah Whitlock Jr and more!
Did you like ocaine? Leave comments to tell us what you thought about the movie and the fictitious interpretation of what actually happened.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 30, 2023 (Newswire.com)
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StormForge, the leader in Kubernetes resource optimization, today announced their partnership with Kumina. The Netherlands-based company with over a decade of experience in providing mission-critical IT services will offer StormForge's Kubernetes resource optimization solution Optimize Live.
Together, Kumina and StormForge will provide Kubernetes users with an all-inclusive package comprising managed Kubernetes services and advanced optimization capabilities.
This partnership will help users enhance the performance and efficiency of their Kubernetes clusters, reducing costs and freeing up resources to focus on other aspects of their business. Consequently, Kumina's expertise in managing Kubernetes clusters with customized IT solutions will assist users in maximizing the performance of the optimization platform provided by StormForge.
Kumina's CEO Tim Stoop is enthusiastic about the benefits customers gain from integrating StormForge:
"I was impressed how Optimize Live has solved a whole class of customer issues with one solution, reliably and deterministically, while actually allowing resource usage to go down as a whole. We can help customers scale with confidence and cut costs with StormForge without sacrificing user experience. I am really excited about the potential that StormForge brings to the table."
Optimize Live
StormForge Optimize Live applies machine learning to existing Kubernetes metrics to make real-time, actionable recommendations to resource settings for any deployment running in Kubernetes. By optimizing CPU and memory settings, customers can save cloud resources and money, reduce the business risk of poorly performing applications, and get their developers focused on innovating, not tuning their Kubernetes environment. StormForge's Solutions Architect Niels Roetert expresses enthusiasm regarding the benefits afforded by the solution:
"StormForge Optimize Live provides Pod resource right-sizing and can set optimal TargetUtilisation values for Kubernetes HPA to operate on. It does so continuously and without any human effort (configurable) at large scale. This results in resource and cost savings most of the time, when beneficial, resources are actually added to facilitate a better performing and more reliable application, which is a win-win for the application owner either way."
About Kumina
Kumina supports its customers by a fully managed Kubernetes solution that includes consulting, training and unlimited support hours. The company focuses on enhancing the infrastructure and cloud hosting capabilities of its customers in order to improve the performance, reliability, and security of their IT systems. For more information, please visit: https://kumina.nl/
About StormForge
StormForge brings together world-class data scientists and software engineers to enable breakthrough IT and operations efficiency. StormForge is set apart by its unwavering focus on building AI-powered software products that are designed to help people, not replace them. The StormForge platform uses ML to significantly reduce cloud costs and improve reliability by right-sizing Kubernetes application resources, automatically and continuously. For more information, please visit: https://www.stormforge.io/.
NEW YORK, March 29, 2023 (Newswire.com)
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